Python multiprocessing with an updating queue and an output queue

Question

How can I script a Python multiprocess that uses two Queues as these ones?:

1. one as a working queue that starts with some data and that, depending on conditions of

Answer 1

The following code achieves the expected results. It follows the suggestions made by @tawmas.

This code allows to use multiple cores in a process that requires that the queue which feeds data to the workers can be updated by them during the processing:

import multiprocessing as mp
def worker(working_queue, output_queue):
    while True:
        if working_queue.empty() == True:
            break #this is the so-called 'poison pill'    
        else:
            picked = working_queue.get()
            if picked % 2 == 0: 
                    output_queue.put(picked)
            else:
                working_queue.put(picked+1)
    return

if __name__ == '__main__':
    static_input = xrange(100)    
    working_q = mp.Queue()
    output_q = mp.Queue()
    results_bank = []
    for i in static_input:
        working_q.put(i)
    processes = [mp.Process(target=worker,args=(working_q, output_q)) for i in range(mp.cpu_count())]
    for proc in processes:
        proc.start()
    for proc in processes:
        proc.join()
    results_bank = []
    while True:
       if output_q.empty() == True:
           break
       results_bank.append(output_q.get_nowait())
    print len(results_bank) # length of this list should be equal to static_input, which is the range used to populate the input queue. In other words, this tells whether all the items placed for processing were actually processed.
    results_bank.sort()
    print results_bank